whitebait
1Whitebait — White bait , n. (Zo[ o]l.) (a) The young of several species of herrings, especially of the common herring, esteemed a great delicacy by epicures in England. (b) A small translucent fish ({Salanx Chinensis}) abundant at certain seasons on the… …
2whitebait — [hwīt′bāt΄, wīt′bāt΄] n. pl. whitebait 1. any of the fry of various silvery fishes used as food, as herring fry ☆ 2. a smelt fish (Allosmerus elongatus) of the Pacific 3. SILVERSIDE …
3Whitebait — (engl., spr. ūaitbet) und Whitebaitdinner, s. Hering, S. 209 …
4Whitebait — (engl., spr. weitbeht), kleiner, zu den Heringen gehöriger Weißfisch in der Themse, gilt gebacken als Delikatesse …
5whitebait — ► NOUN ▪ the small silvery white young of herrings, sprats, and similar marine fish as food …
6Whitebait — This article is concerned with whitebait as the juvenile of various species of fish around the world; for other uses of the term see whitebait (disambiguation). Whitebait are young fish; in Europe the term applies to young herring, but in other… …
7whitebait — noun Date: 1758 1. the young of any of several European herrings and especially of the common herring (Clupea harengus) or of the sprat (Sprattus sprattus) 2. any of various small fishes likened to the European whitebait and used as food …
8whitebait — /hwuyt bayt , wuyt /, n., pl. whitebait. 1. a young sprat or herring. 2. Cookery. any small, delicate fish cooked whole without being cleaned, esp. the sprat. [1750 60; WHITE + BAIT, so called from use as bait] * * * …
9whitebait — white|bait [ˈwaıtbeıt] n [U] very young fish of several types, used as food ▪ deep fried whitebait …
10whitebait — noun (U) very young fish of several types, used as food: deep fried whitebait …